Such speed made Tian Gang narrow his eyes and exclaim, "Such speed…"
"These young people nowadays are truly incredible."
After gently shaking his head, Tian Gang turned around and went back to work.
Sitting behind Bai Xuan, Tenten felt the strong wind rush past her, and she couldn't help but feel a mix of warmth and excitement, a dance of thrill and joy.
This feeling truly made Tenten happy, and a innocent and joyful smile, like a sunflower, bloomed on her face.
As Bai Xuan moved swiftly, he suddenly caught a pleasant, faint, and pure scent.
And this scent was coming from a small alley not far in front of Bai Xuan.
After a flash of thought in his eyes, Bai Xuan pressed on Gale's head, signaling Gale to slightly change direction.
Soon,
Bai Xuan knew what was going on.
Because Bai Xuan vaguely saw a scene.
The cute and timid Byakugan Princess, with pure white eyes, was cornered by a group of mischievous children, her head bowed.
The mischievous children were still shouting, "This person's eyes are actually white!"
"What a Byakugan monster!"
"Exactly, exactly!"
"Come on, let me see the power of the Byakugan monster!"
"Today, I, Kishimoto Taji, will defeat the Byakugan monster and become Konoha's hero!"
Saying this, the leading mischievous child walked towards the "Byakugan monster" with extreme arrogance.
Seeing the ferocious demeanor of this group of mischievous children, Hyuga Hinata was extremely frightened; she wanted to explain something but dared not speak, nor did she dare to resist.
Meanwhile, in the distance, Uzumaki Naruto's figure was rapidly approaching.
"So, it's this point in time…"
"I will definitely have many Summoning Beasts in the future, and I wonder if the evolution materials required for these Summoning Beasts include ingredients like [Hyuga Blood], [Uzumaki Blood], etc…"
After this thought flashed through his mind, Bai Xuan directly controlled Gale and charged towards the group of mischievous children.
"Woof!!!"
A ferocious and violent bark rang out, accompanied by a gust of wind, and the mischievous children instinctively turned around.
Upon seeing the enormous Gale, their eyes couldn't help but flash with fear.
However, the next moment they turned around, under Bai Xuan's command, Gale directly opened his maw, revealing his ferocious fangs.
A ferocious and violent image of a vicious dog immediately appeared, and a dangerous aura belonging to a wild beast, a predator, instantly enveloped these mischievous children.
Because of this, these mischievous children were almost scared silly in an instant.
After being stunned for a second, a more timid mischievous child started screaming and ran away in a panic.
"Ah! So scary!"
"Mom, a big dog wants to eat me!"
This voice carried a hint of a sob.
Where there's one, there's two, there's three.
Soon, the other mischievous children also quickly followed behind this timid mischievous child and ran off in a flash.
Watching this scene, looking at Gale, and looking at Bai Xuan on Gale's back, Hyuga Hinata only felt that Bai Xuan was incredibly heroic, like both a hero and a prince.
Strong, handsome, reliable, and also…
Gentle!
Because at this moment, Bai Xuan had already revealed a gentle smile and then spoke very gently to Hyuga Hinata:
"It's alright now."
"Do you need help?!"
Looking at the gentle smile on Bai Xuan's face and listening to Bai Xuan's gentle voice, Hyuga Hinata's apple-like cheeks couldn't help but flush red.
Lowering her head, Hyuga Hinata timidly and nervously replied softly, "I, I'm lost…"
"Judging by your eyes, you should be from the Hyuga clan, and the Hyuga clan's compound is indeed quite far from here."
"And I also need to take my younger sister for a picnic in the forest."
"Coincidentally, I have prepared enough ingredients here."
"How about this, you come with us for a picnic in the forest first."
"After we finish eating, how about I take you home?!"
As he spoke, Bai Xuan stepped down from Gale's back, walked in front of Hyuga Hinata, and revealed a sincere, faint smile.
"My name is Bai Xuan."
"I, I'm Hinata."
"Would you like to be my friend and come picnicking with me?!"
"I… Yes, I'd love to."
After Hyuga Hinata finished speaking, it was as if a weight had been lifted, and she instantly felt much more relaxed, a brilliant smile appearing on her face.
Watching this scene, Tenten quickly left Gale's back and scurried to Bai Xuan's side.
After giving Hyuga Hinata a smile, she energetically introduced herself, "My name is Tenten, would you like to be my friend?!"
Looking at Tenten's smile, Hyuga Hinata felt extremely lucky.
Today, she suddenly gained two good friends, and one of them was Bai Xuan…
This was truly wonderful!
Hyuga Hinata nodded heavily, "I would, I would very much."
Watching this scene, Tenten's smile also became much brighter.
This girl seems like she'll be a good friend…
Looking at Tenten and Hinata, Bai Xuan's lips curled slightly.
However, his peripheral vision swept towards Uzumaki Naruto in the distance, who looked lonely and dejected, and a thoughtful expression flashed in Bai Xuan's eyes.
Uzumaki Naruto's childhood was undoubtedly pitiful and tragic.
Moreover, as the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, Uzumaki Naruto would definitely be monitored by the Anbu, and even Hiruzen Sarutobi would use the Telescope Jutsu to check on Uzumaki Naruto's situation in his spare time.
But,
Just as he had thought before, perhaps [Uzumaki Blood] was the evolution material needed for his future Summoning Beast.
Bai Xuan considered himself not a good person.
But for Uzumaki Naruto, Bai Xuan still decided to intervene.
No matter how dark Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura were, they couldn't possibly pick a fight with a legitimate Konoha Ninja orphan like him.
After all, they weren't fools.
Even if they knew this person had no problems at all, they wouldn't start yelling and killing just because they saw him approach Uzumaki Naruto.
If that were the case, Ōtsutsuki Ichiraku would have died long ago.
Thinking this, Bai Xuan directly turned his head and called out to Uzumaki Naruto in the distance:
"Hey, you, hiding in the corner over there, want to come picnicking with us?!"
Chapter 7: Friends, Picnic
Hearing Bai Xuan's voice, Tenten and Hinata instinctively cast their gazes over.
Uzumaki Naruto had a panicked and bewildered expression, looking left and right to see if there was anyone else nearby.
After he confirmed several times that there was no one else nearby, Uzumaki Naruto looked at Bai Xuan in disbelief, stammering with both longing and fear, "Are… are you calling me?!"
Seeing Uzumaki Naruto's reaction, Bai Xuan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The descendant of a hero being treated like this, this Konoha Village is truly enough.
How pathetic!
"Yes, it's you."
"I just saw that you seemed to want to rush up and drive away those mischievous children, and I felt you were a pretty good person," Bai Xuan explained casually.
Listening to Bai Xuan's words, a hint of understanding flashed in the eyes of both Tenten and Hinata.
So that's how it is.
Actually, because of her strict upbringing, Hinata usually had no chance to leave her home, so she didn't know Uzumaki Naruto, the "fox demon."
Although Tenten had heard some rumors about Uzumaki Naruto being a fox demon, she believed Bai Xuan more, and she believed the facts more.
Because of this, there was no hatred or disgust in their eyes when they looked at Uzumaki Naruto.
Looking at the gazes from Bai Xuan and the two girls, Uzumaki Naruto couldn't help but want to cry.
Finally, someone my age is willing to approach me!
Tears involuntarily welled up in his eyes, and Uzumaki Naruto asked himself in his heart.
Can I stop being lonely now?!
Just as Uzumaki Naruto was still hesitating, Bai Xuan continued to speak, "What are you hesitating for?!"
"The more people there are for a picnic, the better. Hurry up and come over!"
Uzumaki Naruto originally wanted to ask, "Aren't you afraid I'm a fox demon?!"
But Bai Xuan's urging ultimately made Uzumaki Naruto jog closer to Bai Xuan.
And so, Bai Xuan led Gale, Tenten, Hinata, and Naruto towards the forest not far from Konoha.
As for why they were walking?!
Gale couldn't carry four people right now.
This forest belonged within Konoha Village, and the barrier was set up within the forest.
After all,
Bai Xuan had no intention of taking the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki out of Konoha Village right now.
On the way,
Uzumaki Naruto finally couldn't hold back. He walked to Bai Xuan's side with a hint of hesitation, then cautiously asked, "Um, aren't you afraid I'm a fox demon?!"
Seeing Uzumaki Naruto's demeanor, Bai Xuan simply smiled casually and then replied indifferently, "You see someone being bullied and you want to help."
"I feel that you are a person like that, and a good person at that."
Listening to Bai Xuan's answer, Uzumaki Naruto finally couldn't hold back.
Tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, his eyes filled with gratitude, and he asked with a slight choke, "Really?!"
"Of course it's real. Let's be friends, my name is Bai Xuan." Bai Xuan smiled as he looked at Uzumaki Naruto.
Hearing Bai Xuan's words, Uzumaki Naruto tried hard and finally revealed a brilliant smile: "My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and from today on, we're friends."
"Mm." Bai Xuan returned Uzumaki Naruto's smile.
And watching the interaction between Bai Xuan and Uzumaki Naruto, Tenten, who was nearby, also came over, saying to Uzumaki Naruto with a big smile, "Bai Xuan Oni-chan's friend is my friend."
"My name is Tenten."
Seeing Tenten approaching, Uzumaki Naruto's smile became even more brilliant, and he nodded heavily in agreement.
Hinata, who was nearby, hesitated for a moment, then also quietly said, "Bai Xuan-kun's friend is my friend."
"My name is Hinata."
After nodding heavily in response again, Uzumaki Naruto's smile finally looked like that of a complete simpleton.
This is great!